LAS CRUCES -- Four more people, including a brother and niece of a former city councilor, were charged Friday in the Sunland Park election fraud case.

José Manuel Ramirez, 49, and his daughter, Elizabeth Ramirez, 27, both of El Paso, are accused of fraudulently registering to vote in New Mexico, according to court documents.

José Manuel Ramirez is the brother of former Sunland Park City Councilor Angelica Marquez. Elizabeth Ramirez is Marquez's niece. Marquez has been charged with extortion, bribery and voting fraud in connection with the city election.

Also charged with fraudulently registering were Nelson A. Owens, 19, of Santa Teresa, and Matthew Valenzuela, 20, of El Paso, who were family friends of Marquez.

In addition, they allegedly cast false ballots in the Sunland Park election.

All four were allegedly signed up to vote by Marquez, who was an official voting registration agent, in the weeks leading up to the city's March 6 election.

José Manuel Ramirez and his daughter were registered to vote in El Paso, court documents stated. They're each charged with registration offenses and conspiracy to commit false voting -- both fourth-degree felonies.

Valenzuela, a friend of Marquez's son, and Owens, a family friend, were asked on Feb. 6 by Marquez whether they wanted to register to vote in the city's election, according to an arrest affidavit. Valenzuela initially said he didn't think he could vote in the election because he was a Texas resident, but "Angelica Marquez told him that as long as he never voted in Texas that he could vote in New Mexico," according to the affidavit.

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Owens told authorities that Marquez told him it was OK for him to register, if he planned to move to the city, according to court documents. Owens told police he didn't fill out any other information on the voting registration card beyond his name and signature.

Both Owens and Valenzuela were registered to vote by Marquez and were listed as having a Mimbre Drive address adjacent to Marquez's home in Sunland Park.

Both Owens and Valenzuela admitted voting in the March 6 election.

Valenzuela and Owens are charged with false voting, conspiracy to commit false voting and registration offenses, all fourth-degree felonies.

All four have been arrested, said 3rd Judicial District Attorney Amy Orlando.

Diana Alba Soular can be reached at dalba@lcsun-news.com;575-541-5443. Follow her on Twitter @AlbaSoular.